Combination-rack.



No. 650,058. Patented May 22, I900. J. M. WILLIAMS.

GUIHBINATION RACK.

(Application filed Jan. 25, 1899.)

(No Model.)

UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN M. WILLIAMS, or. COLDWATER-QKANSAS.

.QOMBINATION-RACK] SPECIFICATION forming uart of Letters Extent No. 650,058 dated m 22, 1900.

I Application filed January 25, 1899. Serial No 703661., (No model.)

To all whon'b it may concern:

the accompanying drawings, and the figures of reference thereon, forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a topplan ofmy improved combination-rack, showing it asit appears as a loops, which form part of a hinge.

poultry-rack. Fig. 2 is an end view of said rack when used as a hog-rack? Fig'. 3 .is an end view of the'hay-rack, and Fig. 4 is an end view of the header-box. q V v This invention relates to certain improvements in combination-racks; and it consists of a poultry, hog, and hay rack, and header-box; and the object is to produce a rack that can be changed from one to the other easily and v quickly.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents an ordinary wagon-box. 2 represents slatted sides which are hinged to the top edge of said sides by the hinges 3 and 4. 5 represents 6 represents a rod which passes through said loops, fastening said sides 2 together when used as a poultry-rack, as shown in Fig. 1. 7- represents a slatted end-gate, which is used in connection with said wagomboxl and sides 2, forming a hog-rack,said sides 2 being straightened up, resting on the hinges 3 and 4, as shown in Fig. 2.} 8 represents slats for securely holding said end-gate in place. 9 and 10 represent brackets on which said sides 2 rest when used as a hay-rack. Said brackets are pro. ided with collars .11 on the arm 9, said arm 9 passing through the loops 12, which are secured to the sides of the wagon-box 1. 13 and 14' represent another set of brackets made on a right angleto hold said sides '2 down on a lever, as shown in Fig. 4, through the medium of the hinges 3 and 4, the arms 14 passing through said loops 12; 15 and 16 represent the high and low sides of a headerbox, the sides 2 forminga' portion of the bottom. 17 represents the port-ion of the hinge "connecting with theportion '5 of-said hinge.

18 represents the ends of said header-box.

This combination-rack is used inthe following manner: When said rack is used as a poultry-rack, the sides 2 are laid down on the top of thebox 1 and are held together by the rod 6, passingthrough the loops 5. If a hog-rack is desired, said sides 2 are straightened up to a vertical position, as shown in Fig, 2, and the end-gate 7 put in place." In

. forming a hay-rack said sides 2 are letdown on the angle-brackets 9 and 10, which hold said sides 2 in the desired positiomand to form ,a header-box said brackets 9 and 10 are removed from said loops 12 and the right-anglebrackets 13 and 14 put in, and said sides 2 are let down 011 saidright-angle brackets.

The sides 15 and 16 are then secured to said sides through the medium of the hinges 5 and 17, and the ends 18 are then put in place.

leaving a plain wagon-box.

Having-thus described my-invention, what I claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

combination of a wagon-box with solid sides,

slatted sides hinged to the top-edge of paid solid sides, loops secured to the. top edge of said slatted sides, supplementary sides of different width, loops secured to the bottom edge of said supplementary sides,-said loops on said sides and supplemeutar'ysides for-n1 ing hinges, end pieces wider at one end than the other connecting said supplementary sides substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination-rack forming'a. poultry -rack consisting of the combination of a wagon-box with solid sides, slatted sides hinged to the top edge of said solidsides adapted to be turned down "on the top of said solid sides, loops secured to the top edge of said slatted sides and adong rod adapted to pass through said loopssubstantially as shown and described. j

JOHN WILLlAMS.

Witnesses:

Gno. II. MCCLAIN,

W. K. Loans.

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